UK Biobank Data Scandal Explodes as Government Scrambles to Remove Listings Selling Volunteer Research Records on Chinese Alibaba Platforms

Tdpelmedia | 24-04-2026 01:29am |

[»] Jump to Summary... The UK government has moved to contain a serious data security incident after learning that information linked to UK Biobank was being advertised for sale on Alibaba-linked e-commerce platforms in China. Ministers say the listings were identified earlier this week and removed quickly, but the discovery has still raised major concerns

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